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Rob Dunn is an American biologist and professor at North Carolina State University. His research focuses on ecology, evolution, and the species that live in and around human environments.
Known for: The Wild Life of Our Bodies: Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today
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The Wild Life of Our Bodies: Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today
In this book, biologist Rob Dunn explores how the human body has evolved in constant interaction with other species—predators, parasites, and symbionts—and how modern life has disrupted these relationships. He argues that understanding our biological connections to other organisms is essential to grasping health, disease, and human evolution.
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Historical Context
Our evolution was never solitary. Long before cities, before agriculture, even before fire, we lived enmeshed in a web of life where every movement bore consequences. When our ancestors crossed open grasslands, they were watched by lions and leopards. When they drank from streams, parasites entered ...
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Predators and Fear
For much of our evolutionary history, fear was a friend. The sudden spike of adrenaline, the tunnel vision, the quickened breath — these were not flaws but exquisite survival tools. When a rustle in the grass might mean a lion, it paid to imagine danger where there was none. Those who felt fear too ...
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About Rob Dunn
Rob Dunn is an American biologist and professor at North Carolina State University. His research focuses on ecology, evolution, and the species that live in and around human environments. He is known for his accessible science writing and books that connect everyday life to evolutionary biology.
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